Natalie Bremer named Division II national Player of the Year
Mar. 25—MANKATO — Natalie Bremer has reached the pinnacle of Division II women's basketball. The Lake City graduate and Minnesota State University, Mankato senior guard was named the WBCA NCAA Division II Player of the Year.
Bremer was named an All-American on Tuesday, then received the top award Wednesday. She became the first player in the history of Minnesota State, Mankato to be named the Player of the Year. One year ago, Bremer was honored as a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American.
This year, her best of four terrific seasons at Mankato, she took things to the top. "It is very cool to see that all the hard work I've put into basketball my entire life has now reaped this kind of reward; it is awesome," Bremer said. "I think I was able to win the award because I've been able to grow all aspects of my game over the years.
It's not just the stats, but that I've been showing up in other areas of the game. I've impacted the game in lots of ways. " The school's all-time leading scorer (2,371 career points) averaged 21.
8 points per game this season while shooting 49% from the field, 37% from 3-point range and 88% from the free-throw line. She also grabbed 4. 7 rebounds per game.